v26.10.3 (#1692)

* feat: shell controller, TabStage, layout and theme plugins with repair view

* feat: move the classic layout into its own bundled plugin

* feat: move color themes into a bundled themes plugin

* fix: plugin tests and type checks work with a linked sdk

* fix: home tab, layout switch and missing layout fallbacks for looks

* chore: add classic layout and themes to the readme

* chore: drop example plugin links from the plugin guide

* feat: plugin filters by type, paged browse, hide plugins needing newer termix

* feat: move desktop, status, import, audit and branding features into plugins

* feat: host lock api so a plugin can load hosts from a config file (#1581)

* chore: add hosts config to the plugin table

* feat: login policy hook for plugins and optional https redirect (#1584)

* chore: add login security to the plugin table

* feat: api key socket tickets so a master can open remote sessions (#1654)

* feat: sync moves to a plugin, desktop gets multiple accounts (#1580, #1654)

* chore: add sync to the plugin table

* feat: move the sync screens and wizard out of core into the plugin (#1580)

* fix: add a neutral linked desktop hook for plugins (#1580)

* fix: show the linked account's name and admin flag in the app (#1580)

* feat: ssh transport providers, core ssh relay and plugin folders api

* feat: support FIDO2 security keys through ssh agent

* feat: add companion panels beside host tabs

* feat: mTLS client certificates for desktop server links

* feat: native web view for plugins in the desktop app

* fix: detect the desktop link window by Electron's default user agent

Fixes #1675

* fix: changelog for desktop link fix

* fix: keep text primary keys in the plugin data export

* fix: ship sharp binaries for Windows arm64 builds

* feat: client cert on the sync link types (sdk 1.0.18)

* chore: update translations

* feat: themed title bar for the desktop app (#1690)

* chore: changelog for the themed title bar

* fix: draw the title bar in the sidebar color

* feat: per host layout for the terminal panel bar

* chore: sdk 1.0.19 for the panel bar layout

* chore: bundle all 43 plugins for 26.10.3

* chore: update translations

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Co-authored-by: SirHephaistos <60616553+SirHephaistos@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Giovanny Aranda <garanda21@gmail.com>

packages/plugin-sdk/cli/commands/build.mjs

@@ -5,7 +5,12 @@ import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
 import * as esbuild from "esbuild";
 import { BACKEND_EXTERNALS, FRONTEND_EXTERNALS } from "../lib/externals.mjs";
 import { staticUrlImports } from "../lib/static-url-imports.mjs";
-import { readManifest, resolveEntry, copyDir } from "../lib/plugin-dir.mjs";
+import {
+  readManifest,
+  resolveEntry,
+  copyDir,
+  isThemeOnly,
+} from "../lib/plugin-dir.mjs";
 import { openapi } from "./openapi.mjs";
 import { splitByCoreClasses } from "../lib/css-classes.mjs";
 
@@ -232,32 +237,41 @@ export async function build({ cwd }) {
   fs.mkdirSync(outDir, { recursive: true });
 
   const backendEntry = resolveEntry(cwd, BACKEND_ENTRIES);
-  if (!backendEntry) {
+  if (!backendEntry && !isThemeOnly(manifest)) {
     throw new Error(
       `${pluginId}: no backend entry (looked for ${BACKEND_ENTRIES.join(", ")})`,
     );
   }
 
-  await esbuild.build({
-    entryPoints: [backendEntry],
-    outfile: path.join(outDir, "backend.js"),
-    bundle: true,
-    format: "esm",
-    platform: "node",
-    target: "node22",
-    sourcemap: true,
-    logLevel: "warning",
-    // A native dependency's compiled .node binary is resolved by the
-    // package's own relative paths, which break once esbuild inlines its JS
-    // elsewhere. Declaring it in nativeDependencies keeps it a real
-    // node_modules import instead, resolved at runtime like a host-provided
-    // package.
-    external: [...BACKEND_EXTERNALS, ...(manifest.nativeDependencies ?? [])],
-    loader: BINARY_LOADERS,
-    // Bundled CJS deps still call require() for Node builtins at runtime.
-    // ESM has no ambient require, so give esbuild's require shim a real one.
-    banner: { js: REQUIRE_BANNER },
-  });
+  if (backendEntry) {
+    await esbuild.build({
+      entryPoints: [backendEntry],
+      outfile: path.join(outDir, "backend.js"),
+      bundle: true,
+      format: "esm",
+      platform: "node",
+      target: "node22",
+      sourcemap: true,
+      logLevel: "warning",
+      // A native dependency's compiled .node binary is resolved by the
+      // package's own relative paths, which break once esbuild inlines its JS
+      // elsewhere. Declaring it in nativeDependencies keeps it a real
+      // node_modules import instead, resolved at runtime like a host-provided
+      // package.
+      external: [...BACKEND_EXTERNALS, ...(manifest.nativeDependencies ?? [])],
+      loader: BINARY_LOADERS,
+      // Bundled CJS deps still call require() for Node builtins at runtime.
+      // ESM has no ambient require, so give esbuild's require shim a real one.
+      banner: { js: REQUIRE_BANNER },
+    });
+  } else {
+    // Core loads every plugin through a backend entry, so a theme only
+    // plugin gets an empty one.
+    fs.writeFileSync(
+      path.join(outDir, "backend.js"),
+      "export function activate() {}\n",
+    );
+  }
 
   for (const worker of readWorkerEntries(cwd, pluginId)) {
     await esbuild.build({